(19)

(11)

EP 3 364 866 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication: 29.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/35 (21) Application number: 15891401.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.10.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/026(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 5/021(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/057225 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/069783 (27.04.2017 Gazette 2017/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA (71) Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Irvine, CA 92614 (US)	(72) Inventors: SIEMONS, Alexander, H. Irvine, CA 92614 (US) BACKER, Steven, E. Irvine, CA 92614 (US) (74) Representative: Eisenführ Speiser  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 31 02 60 80102 München 80102 München (DE)